Module 3c (Weeks 5-6):
Mountaineering as a
Moderate to
Vigorous Physical
Activity
MOUNTAINEERING
• George Leigh Mallory, a famous British mountaineer, once famously
responded to the question of why he would want to climb
Mt. Everest with the
answer, “Because it’s there”.
What comes first in your mind
when you hear about
mountaineering? Does
mountaineering known in
Philippines?
mountaineering can be best described as the
accent of any hill or mountain where the
gradient and severity of the terrain requires
some form of climbing and the sustained use
of technical equipment”. Technically,
anyone can climb and walk a mountain but
this does not mean them a mountaineer.
Unlike other courtiers in the world,
mountaineering is also known in the
Philippines. Since there are only two
seasons in the Philippines, it is most
likely that they prefer to do
mountaineering during dry season.
It is an ideal season for the mountaineers to reach their
objective which is the
summit. For summer or dry season, mountaineers must
have the following
equipment:
• • Helmet
• Rope
• Harness
• Karabiner
• Protective climbing equipment
For summer or dry season, mountaineers must have
the following equipment:
•Helmet
For summer or dry season, mountaineers must have
the following equipment:
•Rope
For summer or dry season, mountaineers must have
the following equipment:
•Harness
For summer or dry season, mountaineers must have
the following equipment:
•Karabiner
For summer or dry season, mountaineers must have
the following equipment:
•Protective
climbing
equipment
Protective climbing equipment
There are many benefits in mountaineering. It
helps to boost greatly your personal confidence
and team working skills. Aside from it, the
obvious benefits are
improving both our physical fitness and
cardiovascular fitness.
MOUNTAINEERING ACTIVITIES
Health Benefits of Hiking and Trekking
• As well as fun and riveting, hiking and trekking can
improve your mental and
physical health. Here are just a few benefits of
hiking and trekking:
Health Benefits of Hiking and Trekking
1. It lowers the risk of heart disease and improves your blood
pressure.
2. Better overall fitness.
3. Improves your mental health.
4. It burns calories.
5. It makes you creative
Health Benefits of Hiking and Trekking
1. It lowers the risk of heart disease and improves your blood
pressure.
2. Better overall fitness.
3. Improves your mental health.
4. It burns calories.
5. It makes you creative
MOUNTAINEERING ACTIVITIES
b. CAMPING
Most people go on camping trips
because they're tired of the city or
ready for an adventure. Whether you
enjoy biking, hunting or any other
outdoor activity, camping offers you a way to focus
completely on a hobby for a few
days without external distractions.
MOUNTAINEERING ACTIVITIES
Health Benefits of Camping
Most people go on camping trips because they’re tired of the city or ready for
an adventure. One might realize is that camping can help you live longer and a
healthier life.
These are the benefits that we can get from camping:
1. The fresh air
2. Socialization
3. Improved moo
4. Less stress
5. Exercise
6. Sunshine
7. A good night’s
8. Good food
9. New challenge
10. Meditation
ORIENTEERING
Health Benefits of Orienteering
From the website of Health Fitness Revolution, orienteering offers many
benefits, but its biggest attraction is fun. It is a joy to walk and run through
forests
and fields armed with a compass and a map. The following are the benefits of
orienteering:
• 1. Creates a balance between mind and body.
2. Teaches self-reliance.
3. Sharpens decision making skills.
4. Teaches how to think and act under pressure.
5. Increase fitness levels.
6. Increase cardiovascular capacity.
7. Enjoying time with nature.
8. Increases self-esteem.
9. Can be very useful and even lifesaving.
10. Become part of a community.
11. Can be done anywhere globally.
Performance
task
INDIVIDUAL TASK: “Mountaineering Collage”
Instructions: Use a short bondpaper in accomplishing the
performance task.
1. Your task is to use your creative imagination in making a
mountaineering collage.
2. Find and cut pictures of the different mountaineering activities.
3. Paste it in a short bond paper.
4. Make your work neat, clean and creative.
5. Be sure to write your complete name at the back part of your bond
paper.
6. Your work will be graded according to the criteria below:
